ACC TOURNAMENT SECOND ROUND
UNC 76, NOTRE DAME 56
MARCH 12, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Jae’Lyn Withers 21
UNC Rebound Leader: Ven-Allen Lubin 10
UNC Assist Leader: Elliot Cadeau 11
Team Records: UNC 21-12, Notre Dame 15-18
• Carolina has won seven of its last eight games.
• Carolina improved to 109-52 in the ACC Tournament, including 5-1 in the second round, 5-5 as a No. 5 seed, 2-0 vs. 12 seeds and 23-8 in the ACC Tournament in Charlotte.
• Carolina is 169-28 in Charlotte, including 19-3 in the Spectrum Center.
• The Tar Heels lost to Florida in the Spectrum Center in December. Today’s win assured UNC of not losing consecutive games in Charlotte since 1990, when UNC lost to Virginia on 3/9/1990 in the ACC quarterfinals and South Carolina on 11/30/1990 in the Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions.
• The Tar Heels made 13 three-pointers, which equaled the second most by UNC in an ACC Tournament game (14 vs. Clemson in 1983 with the experimental short three-point line) and 13 vs. Miami in the 2013 championship game.
• It was the fourth time this season UNC made 13 or more three-pointers (season high was 15 at Virginia Tech two games ago).
• It was the fourth time in the last five games the Tar Heels made 10 or more three-pointers.
• Carolina has made 13, 8, 9, 10, 10, 15, 9 and 13 threes in the last eight games (10.9 per game) since making a season-low four at Clemson.
• Carolina is 9-1 this season when converting 40% or better from three (UNC has shot 40% or better in seven of the last 10 games).
• The Tar Heels led for a season-high 39:36. It was the sixth time UNC didn’t trail this season (at Hawai’i, SMU, at Syracuse, NC State, Virginia and Notre Dame).
• Carolina scored 43 first-half points, the eighth straight game UNC has scored 42 or more points in the first half.
• UNC led 43-29 at the half. It was the 18th time in 21 games against ACC opponents the Tar Heels led at the half.
• Notre Dame’s 56 points were the fewest by an opponent since UNC’s 79-53 win over Cal on January 15.
• Charlotte native Jae’Lyn Withers made seven three-pointers, a career high and the most ever by a Tar Heel in an ACC Tournament game. Jason Capel (vs. Clemson in 2001), Harrison Barnes (vs. Clemson in 2011) and P.J. Hairston (vs. Miami, 2013) all made six.
• Withers scored a career-high 21 points. He scored 20 vs. Prairie View A&M and Notre Dame while playing for Louisville.
• Withers made 7 of 10 from three. The seven 3FGs are the most by a Tar Heel this season and his percentage (.700) is the highest by a Tar Heel this season.
• Withers made five 3FGs in the first half. He was the first to make five in a half since Cormac Ryan last season at Virginia.
• Ven-Allen Lubin scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. It was his seventh consecutive game scoring in double figures (the longest streak in his career) and his second double-double in three games.
• Withers and Lubin combined for 38 points and 19 rebounds, the most points by Carolina’s starters at the 4/5 positions this season (previous was 32 by Lubin and Seth Trimble vs. Pitt in Chapel Hill).
• Elliot Cadeau had a game-high 11 assists, the fifth time this season and sixth time in his career with 10 or more.
• Cadeau’s 11 assists were half of UNC’s 22 assists on 28 field goals.
• Cadeau’s 11 assists equal the third most by a Tar Heel in an ACC Tournament game and were the most since Kendall Marshall had 12 vs. Maryland in 2012.
• Carolina had assists on a season-best 78.6% of its field goals, surpassing the previous high of 72.7% at Virginia Tech two games ago.
• RJ Davis made three 3FGs. It was the fifth consecutive game he made three or more (three vs. Florida State, Miami and Virginia Tech, four vs. Duke and three vs. Notre Dame).
• Five games is Davis’ longest streak making at least three 3FGs since he had a seven-game streak last season.
• The win was Hubert Davis’ 99th as head coach of the Tar Heels (99-43). Davis’ teams are 5-3 in ACC Tournament play.
UNC-Notre Dame
• Carolina has won each of the last five and 14 of the last 16 games vs. the Irish and improved to 32-9 all-time vs. Notre Dame.
• UNC is 3-1 vs. the Irish in the ACC Tournament.
Next Game
• ACC Quarterfinal vs. No. 4 seed Wake Forest, Thursday, March 13, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
• This will be the first time UNC has played Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament since the 2000 quarterfinals in Charlotte (the Charlotte Coliseum).
• Carolina is 13-8 all-time vs. the Deacons in the ACC Tournament.
UNC 76, NOTRE DAME 56
MARCH 12, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Jae’Lyn Withers 21
UNC Rebound Leader: Ven-Allen Lubin 10
UNC Assist Leader: Elliot Cadeau 11
Team Records: UNC 21-12, Notre Dame 15-18
• Carolina has won seven of its last eight games.
• Carolina improved to 109-52 in the ACC Tournament, including 5-1 in the second round, 5-5 as a No. 5 seed, 2-0 vs. 12 seeds and 23-8 in the ACC Tournament in Charlotte.
• Carolina is 169-28 in Charlotte, including 19-3 in the Spectrum Center.
• The Tar Heels lost to Florida in the Spectrum Center in December. Today’s win assured UNC of not losing consecutive games in Charlotte since 1990, when UNC lost to Virginia on 3/9/1990 in the ACC quarterfinals and South Carolina on 11/30/1990 in the Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions.
• The Tar Heels made 13 three-pointers, which equaled the second most by UNC in an ACC Tournament game (14 vs. Clemson in 1983 with the experimental short three-point line) and 13 vs. Miami in the 2013 championship game.
• It was the fourth time this season UNC made 13 or more three-pointers (season high was 15 at Virginia Tech two games ago).
• It was the fourth time in the last five games the Tar Heels made 10 or more three-pointers.
• Carolina has made 13, 8, 9, 10, 10, 15, 9 and 13 threes in the last eight games (10.9 per game) since making a season-low four at Clemson.
• Carolina is 9-1 this season when converting 40% or better from three (UNC has shot 40% or better in seven of the last 10 games).
• The Tar Heels led for a season-high 39:36. It was the sixth time UNC didn’t trail this season (at Hawai’i, SMU, at Syracuse, NC State, Virginia and Notre Dame).
• Carolina scored 43 first-half points, the eighth straight game UNC has scored 42 or more points in the first half.
• UNC led 43-29 at the half. It was the 18th time in 21 games against ACC opponents the Tar Heels led at the half.
• Notre Dame’s 56 points were the fewest by an opponent since UNC’s 79-53 win over Cal on January 15.
• Charlotte native Jae’Lyn Withers made seven three-pointers, a career high and the most ever by a Tar Heel in an ACC Tournament game. Jason Capel (vs. Clemson in 2001), Harrison Barnes (vs. Clemson in 2011) and P.J. Hairston (vs. Miami, 2013) all made six.
• Withers scored a career-high 21 points. He scored 20 vs. Prairie View A&M and Notre Dame while playing for Louisville.
• Withers made 7 of 10 from three. The seven 3FGs are the most by a Tar Heel this season and his percentage (.700) is the highest by a Tar Heel this season.
• Withers made five 3FGs in the first half. He was the first to make five in a half since Cormac Ryan last season at Virginia.
• Ven-Allen Lubin scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. It was his seventh consecutive game scoring in double figures (the longest streak in his career) and his second double-double in three games.
• Withers and Lubin combined for 38 points and 19 rebounds, the most points by Carolina’s starters at the 4/5 positions this season (previous was 32 by Lubin and Seth Trimble vs. Pitt in Chapel Hill).
• Elliot Cadeau had a game-high 11 assists, the fifth time this season and sixth time in his career with 10 or more.
• Cadeau’s 11 assists were half of UNC’s 22 assists on 28 field goals.
• Cadeau’s 11 assists equal the third most by a Tar Heel in an ACC Tournament game and were the most since Kendall Marshall had 12 vs. Maryland in 2012.
• Carolina had assists on a season-best 78.6% of its field goals, surpassing the previous high of 72.7% at Virginia Tech two games ago.
• RJ Davis made three 3FGs. It was the fifth consecutive game he made three or more (three vs. Florida State, Miami and Virginia Tech, four vs. Duke and three vs. Notre Dame).
• Five games is Davis’ longest streak making at least three 3FGs since he had a seven-game streak last season.
• The win was Hubert Davis’ 99th as head coach of the Tar Heels (99-43). Davis’ teams are 5-3 in ACC Tournament play.
UNC-Notre Dame
• Carolina has won each of the last five and 14 of the last 16 games vs. the Irish and improved to 32-9 all-time vs. Notre Dame.
• UNC is 3-1 vs. the Irish in the ACC Tournament.
Next Game
• ACC Quarterfinal vs. No. 4 seed Wake Forest, Thursday, March 13, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
• This will be the first time UNC has played Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament since the 2000 quarterfinals in Charlotte (the Charlotte Coliseum).
• Carolina is 13-8 all-time vs. the Deacons in the ACC Tournament.
